Cloud desktop guides

Start here if you are working out whether a cloud desktop fits your team at all, and what the category actually contains.

• What is Desktop as a Service (DaaS)?The category explained from first principles: what DaaS is, how it differs from VDI and remote access, the delivery and billing models, and when it is the right shape for a team.8 min read
• Cloud desktop vs. VDI: cost and capability comparedA term-by-term cost breakdown of managed cloud desktops against traditional VDI, plus a five-question framework for deciding which model your organisation should run.9 min read

How a streamed desktop feels in the hand — latency, acceleration, and the physics you cannot buy your way out of.

• Remote desktop latency explainedWhere latency comes from in a streamed desktop, the difference between round-trip time and input-to-photon, the 50 ms perceptibility threshold, and the levers you actually control.8 min read
• Remote desktop GPU passthrough explainedFull passthrough, vGPU and API remoting compared: what each does to performance and encode latency, when a GPU is genuinely required, and how to keep the cost of one under control.9 min read

Getting the desktop onto the devices your people already have, with the peripherals they already use.

• Browser vs. native client for cloud desktopsWhy the performance gap is smaller than assumed, where a native client is still required, and a decision framework covering peripherals, displays, deployment cost and security posture.8 min read
• Webcam passthrough for cloud desktopsHow camera and microphone redirection works into a streamed desktop, the bandwidth and permission model behind it, and how to troubleshoot a camera the remote session cannot see.7 min read

For how SisiDesk itself is built, see the architecture overview. For API access and integration, see the developer documentation. For how we compare to other cloud desktop products, see the comparison page, and for shorter product notes read the blog.